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The Hunt for Life on Mars is About to Get Serious – Gizmodo Australia
Next autumn is going to be a busy time for Mars. In close succession, three spacecraft will arrive at the planet, joining the dozen or so craft already circling Mars. Two of the spacecraft were launched in the past couple of weeks by newcomers to martian expl…
Next autumn is going to be a busy time for Mars. In close succession, three spacecraft will arrive at the planet, joining the dozen or so craft already circling Mars. Two of the spacecraft were launched in the past couple of weeks by newcomers to martian exploration: the United Arab Emirates Al-Amal (meaning Hope) and Chinas Tianwen-1 (which means Question to Heaven).
The third vessel will be NASAs Mars 2020, containing the Perseverance rover, which just took off successfully from Florida. Whil…
